Human rights: opposition in Cambodia, prisoners of conscience in Tajikistan, continuing violations of human rights in Vietnam

The European Parliament approved in plenary on 9 June 2016 the following resolutions on the human rights situation in third countries:

+ Worsening climate for opposition politicians and human rights activists in Cambodia;

+ Call for Tajikistan to allow opposition groups, lawyers and journalists to operate freely;

+ Urging Vietnam to put an immediate end to all harassment, intimidation and persecution of political activists, journalists, bloggers, dissidents and human rights defenders.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 09.06.16: Cambodia lashes out at ‘hypocritical’ EU http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/cambodia-lashes-out-at-hypocritical-eu/

EurActiv, 19.09.16: EU concern as Cambodia PM vows to ‘eliminate’ opponents who protest http://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/news/eu-concern-as-cambodia-pm-vows-to-eliminate-opponents-who-protest/

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